Donskoy Monastery (Moscow)

Church of the Resurrection in Danilovskaya Sloboda Russia · Moscow

The Church of the Resurrection in Danilovskaya Sloboda is situated where Danilov Monastery was originally built, which was removed to another place in the 16th century. The now-existing church was constructed from 1832 to 1837 with support from I. Rybnikov. The Church stands on the right bank of the Moskow River, where originally the oldest Mosc...

Church of SS. Florus and Laurus in Zatsepa Street Russia · Moscow

Since the 16th century, a settlement of coachmen was situated at the site of the Church. From 1685 to 1722, a Moscow customs boarder went there: a place where people coming to the town must pay purchase taxes. Carts with goods and foodstuffs stopped in the line ("tsep" in Russian) and stayed there till the tax was paid. There is another opinion, th...

Chapel of Saint Blessed Prince Daniel of Moscow Russia · Moscow

The Chapel belongs to the St. Daniel's Monastery. It was built sometime before 1722 and rebuilt in 1784 and 1869. After 1920, the Chapel stayed in ruins. It was reconstructed in 1998 by the architects Yu. Antonov and D. Sokolov. The Chapel was consecrated on 17 March 1998. Vladimir Kusov, a professor at Moscow State University, found a record in...